The Adventures of Dave, Lindsay, Cora and Edie

Amazing! We had perfect weather and even got in a short hike to a gorgeous waterfall.

After a blistering pace through Sacramento and San Fran, we headed down the coast again. We saw some good friends in both spots and of course, wish we had more time. The fast pace is definitely tough to maintain, but there's so much to see! We did come across a few famous folks though. Most notably, Darth Vader. When he's not working on the Death Star, he really enjoys swimming lessons and corn dogs. After the Bay Area, we headed south through Big Sur. Very remote California coast... who knew?! We stayed at a fun spot called Tree Bones Resort where the accomodations are yurts. Highly recommended. www.treebonesresort.com Now we're off to a few National Parks. Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia. We'll keep you posted!

Yesterday afternoon we arrived in Calistoga, CA after a day of exploring Mendocino and the Lake District along the way. The drive was beautiful but the windy roads get a little old when you're in a station wagon and keep getting passed by porsches! We stayed the night at a fabulous European-style Inn on the main street of Calistoga ( http://www.calistogainn.com/ ) and jumped in on the festivites of Calistoga Blues and Jazz Festival. And today we're off to explore wine country a little more on another gorgeous day in Northern California. Cheers!

If Agent Starling is still looking for Buffalo Bill, we found him in Redwood National Park. Looks like he's been here for a while. Weird 80's tunes coming from Bill's boom-box, no less. We're on California's amazing northern coast. Foggy, dripping wet and green as anything. Views of the Pacific never get old. One unique beach town after another. Great vibe. Oh, and these 1,500 year old trees are pretty cool, too.

First official stop was in Eugene to visit Dave's brother Matt and the family.

We almost forgot to post a photo of the family we left behind. We left her on Halloween and are missing her already. This is her at her favorite place. Herron Park in Kalispell, MT.

After visiting friends in Coeur d'Alene, we stopped in Seattle for more friends and a quick trip through the old neighborhood. The highlight might have been the Wii tournament at the Klingler's place. As the photo shows, the Eimer's are always up for a little friendly competition. Alicia's smokin' serve was tough to return.